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by 0-_-0 2496 days ago
Is your medical condition causing the gas or the other way around?
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DoreenMichele 2496 days ago
Bad gas corresponds to times when I'm more symptomatic. My condition causes serious gut dysfunction. Bad gassiness is one of many side effects when my gut is a mess.

I've spent over eighteen years pursuing dietary and lifestyle changes to mitigate my incurable condition. I have a lot less gas than I used to.

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0-_-0 2496 days ago
My point is, if your medical condition is causing the gas then reducing gas wouldn't help.
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p_l 2496 days ago
Reducing the symptoms probably help, and there are many conditions which have a reinforcing feedback loop
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belltaco 2496 days ago
The same mechanism that reduces the gas may also fix the underlying issue.
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DoreenMichele 2496 days ago
If you fix the underlying issue, you should reduce gas.

If you have a mental model as to what is going on and you try X and it works, then you infer that maybe you are on to something, which may be the best metric you have.

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